Truck Accidents & Results

Prince George's County Truck Accident Lawyers

Injured in a Truck Accident?

Commercial trucks are heavily regulated. Most of the regulations are safety rules. If you were injured in a truck accident an investigation should be done to determine if a safety rule violation was the cause of the accident.

Truck Accident Assistance

Experienced Truck Accident Lawyers

The top rated Prince George’s County truck accident lawyers at Patterson Law are located near the interchange of Route 50 and 301 in Prince George’s County. The law offices are within a few miles of the beltway. The beltway, Route 50 and Route 301 are the busiest roadways with the most commercial truck traffic and truck accidents in Prince George’s County. The highly rated Prince George’s County truck accident lawyers have litigated dozens of truck accident injury claims. Trucks are highly regulated because these large vehicles pose tremendous hazards to other motorists. Violations of these rules are often not readily apparent and the truck companies are unlikely to voluntarily admit to the violations. These violations are often the cause of serious truck accidents.

What to Expect

Successful Truck Accident Recoveries

A common safety rule for truck drivers is that they have to inspect and adjust their mirrors before driving. Mirrors positioned on the passenger side front corner of the hood of a truck are so that truck drivers can see cars that are driving next to the passenger side of their cabs. If the mirrors are not properly adjusted or not used a driver risks making a lane change into an unsuspecting motorist. Washington beltway truck accident lawyer, George Patterson recovered $55,000 on behalf of a client that was involved a lane change accident with a tractor trailer on the Washington beltway in Prince George’s County. George Patterson’s client from Waldorf failed to obtain a settlement offer until Mr. Patterson’s investigator was able to identify an independent witness from a photograph of the accident scene. The witness was not listed on the police report and he did not leave his name and information before leaving the scene of the truck accident. This independent witness indicated that the tractor trailer merged into the client’s travel lane causing the beltway truck accident. Lawyer George Patterson deposed the driver of the truck and obtained a concession from the driver that his client was in the truck’s blind spot at the time of the accident.

Commercial trucks have large blind spots that require drivers to be attentive to mirrors designed to correct these blind spots. Many car drivers are unaware of the location of blind spots on large trucks. There is a blind spot next to the cab of large trucks. The driver sits higher than the cars and if the truck driver fails to check his mirrors for a car in the blind spot or they are not properly adjusted he will miss a car directly next to his cab. Some trucks contain warnings that identify the location of blind spots to motorists. These warnings are usually for the blind spot directly behind the trailer of the truck. A truck driver that fails to make sure that his mirrors are properly positioned may be unable to see a car in a blind spot. A blind spot exits on the right side of the cab of most large trucks. Cars in this blind spot may only be seen by truck driver’s using the mirrors that are often seen near the front hood of the trucks. The lawyer for the truck company argued that the car driver made the unsafe lane change causing the truck accident. The lawyer abandoned this argument once the evidence of the blind spot and the independent witness was developed. Prince George’s County truck accident lawyer George Patterson has litigated over a hundred truck accident cases. Many of these truck accident cases have involved unsafe lane changes where a truck driver failed to check a blind spot.

Trucks are required to have lights and/or reflective material to make their trailers visible to approaching traffic to avoid vehicles running into the side of large trucks that are slowly crossing roads or turning left.

Proven Results

Truck Accident Victories

Prince George’s County truck accident lawyer George Patterson has successfully litigated cases against trucks that were illegally parked, made improper turns, violated time in service requirements and failed to comply with trailer visibility requirements. The complex web of safety regulations provides an avenue to establish liability that may be missed by those with less familiarity with the regulations.

Mr. Patterson's compassion and competency are boundless. He kept me informed throughout the process and his work resulted in a more than satisfactory outcome for me. Mr. Patterson works with motivation; I firmly believe that his priority is to help those who need him. I would refer him to anyone who seeks legal advice.

D. L. D.

Truck Accident Client

Truck drivers involved in accidents can lose their jobs or suffer other consequences from their employers if they are found to be at fault for an accident. Accordingly truck drivers have a strong incentive to deny that they were responsible for an accident.

George Patterson, Prince George's County Truck Accident Lawyer

what to do

No Recorded Statements

Insurance companies will quickly request a recorded statement for the purposes of establishing a basis to deny your claim.

Call a Lawyer

An injury claim is valued based on a stack of medical records, photographs and various documents. A lawyer that is there from the beginning can improve the chances that the records accurately reflect your damages.

Seek Medical Attention

Injuries are compensated if they are medically documented. Untreated injuries are rarely compensated and never compensated fully.

Avoid Social Media

Whatever you post on social media may be viewed by the insurance company or their lawyers.

Stay Positive

Accidents and injuries should be overcome. A positive attitude will improve your chances of a good recovery.

See a Specialist

Medical specialists are more likely to identify and successfully treat your injuries.

Keep Medical Appointments

Failure to attend prescribed medical appointments will hurt your chances of a quick recovery and fair compensation for your injuries.

Disclose Prior Injuries

Your doctor can exclude prior injuries as a cause of your current complaints if he knows about the prior injuries.

Request a Disability Slip

If you miss work due to injuries the time missed must be documented as medically necessary due to your injuries.

Accept Help

Friends and family will help get you through an accident or injury. Those that help are in the best position to explain to a judge or jury what you went through.

Photograph Your Injuries

Emergency room doctors frequently fail to document all injuries. If the injury is not documented it will not be compensated.

Our Successes

Patterson Law takes pride with every client that recovers. Recovery is more than the settlements and verdicts obtained for our clients. Each and every one of these clients had been shepherded through a process where powerful insurance companies fought to defeat or minimize their claims. Each result represents a client’s dignity being affirmed.

Get Started Today

If you have been involved in a truck accident please contact the Prince George's County truck accident lawyer, George Patterson to schedule a free consultation at his law offices in Bowie, Maryland located near the intersection of Route 50 and Route 301 in Prince George's County. The Prince George's County truck accident lawyer offers free consultations at a person's home or at the hospital following a serious truck accident. Please call the Bowie truck accident lawyer at 301-383-1522 during work hours or after work hours and on weekends at 240-893-7474. Each case is different. Past records are no assurance that our lawyers will be successful in reaching a favorable result in any future case.